🎌 Anime Lookup

A CLI for AI agents to search and lookup anime for their humans. "What's that anime about the elf mage?" — now your agent can answer.

Uses Jikan (unofficial MyAnimeList API).

Built for OpenClaw — works standalone too.

Features

• 🔍 Search anime by title
• 📊 Get detailed info (synopsis, score, episodes, genres, studios)
• 📺 Browse current season
• 🏆 View top ranked anime
• 📅 Check upcoming releases
• 🎯 No API key or account required

Installation

Via ClawHub

clawhub install anime

Manual

git clone https://github.com/jeffaf/anime-skill.git
cd anime-skill
chmod +x scripts/anime
# Add to PATH or symlink
ln -s $(pwd)/scripts/anime /usr/local/bin/anime

Requirements

• bash
• curl
• jq

Usage

# Search
anime search "frieren"
anime search "one punch man"

# Get details by MAL ID
anime info 52991

# Current season
anime season

# Top anime
anime top 10

# Upcoming
anime upcoming

# Specific season
anime season 2024 fall

Example Output

$ anime search "frieren"
[52991] Sousou no Frieren — 28 eps, Finished Airing, ⭐ 9.28
[59978] Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season — 10 eps, Currently Airing, ⭐ 9.25

$ anime info 52991
🎬 Sousou no Frieren
   English: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
   MAL ID: 52991 | Score: 9.28 | Rank: #1
   Episodes: 28 | Status: Finished Airing
   Aired: Sep 29, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
   Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
   Studios: Madhouse

📖 Synopsis:
During their decade-long quest to defeat the Demon King...

API

Uses Jikan v4 — an open, free MyAnimeList API.

• Rate limit: 3 requests/second
• No authentication required
• Data sourced from MyAnimeList

License

MIT